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Joe Fitzgerald Rodriguez

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#SF raised. SF Standard politics journo. Reporting the hell out of my dear, foggy City. [email protected] / DM for Signal info

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Two Joes. One crazy election. Join Eskenazi, myself and KALW's Ben Trefny while we talk SF and the Bay's elections, downtown tonight. There's a suggested donation for @KALW but we won't turn anyone away for lack of bucks. eventbrite.com/e/bay-area-el…
Bay Area Elections: What It All Means

Bay Area Elections: What It All Means

Join journalists from KALW, Mission Local and the San Francisco Standard for an in depth look at the impact of last week's election results

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New: SF Mayor @DanielLurie saw major victories tonight. Read the @sfstandard's analysis 👇 w/@david__sjos and @MaggieAngst sfstandard.com/2026/11/03/sa…
Election 2026 results: San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie scores wins

Election 2026 results: San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie scores wins

Nearly all of the mayor’s ballot measures and preferred candidates broke his way on election night, tightening his grip on San Francisco City Hall.

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Dustin Gardiner@dustingardinerNov 4
How did Scott Wiener build such a formidable lead? He cut into Connie Chan's support in progressive-leaning areas like Haight Ashbury, Bernal Heights, the Mission. He's also leading Chan in her own district, the Richmond sfstandard.com/2026/11/04/sc… w/ @FitzTheReporter @chrisarvinsf
How Scott Wiener built a lead over Connie Chan she’s unlikely to reverse

How Scott Wiener built a lead over Connie Chan she’s unlikely to reverse

Wiener, part of San Francisco’s moderate Democrat coalition, built support in neighborhoods that traditionally vote for progressives.

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Glued to SF's election results? So are we. Join the @sfstandard crew and our politics team: myself, @ggreschler, @dustingardiner, @MaggieAngst and @omarsrashad as we bring to you the latest San Francisco election updates. Live blog link below ⬇️
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live blog here: sfstandard.com/2026/11/03/li…
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Gabriel Lorenzo Greschler@ggreschlerNov 3
Replying to @MikeSullivanSF @sfstandard @MaggieAngst @dustingardiner @FitzTheReporter @omarsrashad @GregGriffin
It’s live now and throughout the night sfstandard.com/2026/11/03/li…
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Supervisors, Congress, a billionaire tax, and CEQA reform — our team breaks down what's at stake and when results will start rolling in. 📝: @MaggieAngst, @dustingardiner, @FitzTheReporter, @ggreschler, @omarsrashad, and @GregGriffin sfstandard.com/2026/11/03/el…
Election Day: Big money, high stakes and key contests to watch

Election Day: Big money, high stakes and key contests to watch

Supervisors, Congress, a billionaire tax, and CEQA reform are on the ballot this election in San Francisco, California.

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Dustin Gardiner@dustingardinerNov 2
Final push: Scott Wiener defends lead as field army knocks on 311,000th door sfstandard.com/2026/11/02/fi… #CA11 @sfstandard
Scott Wiener is knocking on 311,000 doors to win Nancy Pelosi’s seat

Scott Wiener is knocking on 311,000 doors to win Nancy Pelosi’s seat

His congressional campaign and an allied super PAC have mounted one of the largest canvassing operations San Francisco has seen.

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Dustin Gardiner@dustingardinerNov 2
Don't miss our SPLIT SCREEN on closing days in race to succeed Pelosi: —Scott Wiener defends lead as field army knocks on 311,000th door: sfstandard.com/2026/11/02/fi… —Connie Chan can’t match her opponent’s ground game, but she is praying: sfstandard.com/2026/11/02/fi… w/@FitzTheReporter
Scott Wiener is knocking on 311,000 doors to win Nancy Pelosi’s seat

Scott Wiener is knocking on 311,000 doors to win Nancy Pelosi’s seat

His congressional campaign and an allied super PAC have mounted one of the largest canvassing operations San Francisco has seen.

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FINAL PUSH. @sfstandard's coverage of the SF congressional campaigns' last days: Thursday evening, Chan climbed four flights of stairs to the historic Kong Chow Temple on Stockton St., burned a stick of incense and placed it in an ornate pot. She prayed. sfstandard.com/2026/11/02/fi…
Final push: Connie Chan can’t match her opponent’s ground game, but she is praying

Final push: Connie Chan can’t match her opponent’s ground game, but she is praying

On Thursday evening, Chan climbed four flights of stairs to the historic Kong Chow Temple on Stockton Street and prayed, as she has in previous contests.

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GO VALKS! The @SFStandard has a playoffs live blog ... Follow along with our reporters at State Farm Arena in Atlanta and on the ground with fans across the Bay Area! sfstandard.com/2026/10/29/va…
Live updates: Valkyries lose 80-69 — Game 7, here we come

Live updates: Valkyries lose 80-69 — Game 7, here we come

Follow live as Golden State squares off against the Atlanta Dream for a chance to cap a groundbreaking playoff run.

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Recent news on the D8 race has surfaced concerns that in queer spaces, unwanted touching has been waved off as something that’s part of the culture rather than a violation of it. The @sfstandard is hosting a public conversation on this TONIGHT, it's free. Link below ⬇️
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Free w/ RSVP – Does it Really ‘Just Happen’? A Conversation on Sexual Assault in Queer Spaces – The...

Free w/ RSVP – Does it Really ‘Just Happen’? A Conversation on Sexual Assault in Queer Spaces – The...

Does it Really ‘Just Happen’? A Conversation on Sexual Assault in Queer Spaces – The SF LGBT Center, Rainbow Room, Wed Oct 28, 2026 - In queer spaces, unwanted touching is too often waved off as...

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This week in "Power Play:" The city unions holding out for pricier contracts, Newsom’s silence on the race for Nancy Pelosi’s seat, and Manny Yekutiel’s campaign debt. 📝: @dustingardiner, @MaggieAngst, @FitzTheReporter, and @ggreschler sfstandard.com/2026/10/25/po…
Harris or Newsom? SF voters pick hometown favorite for 2028 matchup

Harris or Newsom? SF voters pick hometown favorite for 2028 matchup

Plus: The city unions holding out for pricier contracts, Newsom’s silence on the race for Nancy Pelosi’s seat, and Manny Yekutiel’s campaign debt.

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Can’t get over the congressional-race optics at this big Dem presser in SF right now. On one side of the podium… Connie Chan is standing next to Pelosi and Lofgren. On the other side… Scott Wiener is standing next to Newsom, McGuire and Nancy Tung – at San Francisco, CA
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ICYMI in Power Play: —Mayor Lurie met w/ + apologized to Brad Joseph Chapin, one of Manny's accusers —How Lurie favored student from his own posh alma mater for commission appointment —Another member of "The Squad" boosts Chan in SF's congressional race sfstandard.com/2026/10/21/po…
How ‘the mayor’s network’ landed a private school kid a commissioner role

How ‘the mayor’s network’ landed a private school kid a commissioner role

Plus: North Beach historic district hits a snag, Connie Chan and Matt Haney land new endorsements, and Daniel Lurie meets with first Manny Yekutiel accuser.

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This week in Power Play: A $50K ad spend in the wrong congressional district, difficult conversations around consent in the gay community, and a former arts commission official lets loose. 📝: @ggreschler, @dustingardiner, @Sam_Mondros, and @adamlashinsky sfstandard.com/2026/10/18/sa…
A battle royal is brewing over the SF board presidency

A battle royal is brewing over the SF board presidency

Plus: A $50K ad spend in the wrong congressional district, difficult conversations around consent in the gay community, and a former arts commission official lets loose.

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NEW: ‘Separated from family and terrified’: Adam Schiff raises alarm over immigrant detention center at SFO sfstandard.com/2026/10/20/se… @sfstandard
‘Separated from family and terrified’: Schiff raises alarm over SFO detention center

‘Separated from family and terrified’: Schiff raises alarm over SFO detention center

The senator said those held at the airport facility are still unable to contact family members or attorneys.

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This week in the Election Insider newsletter: Farm workers union breaks with Dolores Huerta to endorse Chan, candidate spends big in North Bay race, and District 8 candidates ready for debate. 📝: @FitzTheReporter and @dustingardiner sfstandard.com/2026/10/20/el…
Chinese Americans may decide the Chan-Wiener contest. We looked at the data

Chinese Americans may decide the Chan-Wiener contest. We looked at the data

Plus: Farm workers union breaks with Dolores Huerta to endorse Chan, candidate spends big in North Bay race, and District 8 candidates ready for debate.

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ICYMI what's in Power Play: —Republican Rep. James Gallagher accidentally spent $50K on ads in... San Francisco —Matt Dorsey and Myrna Melgar are jockeying to be the next president of the Board of Supervisors SUBSCRIBE here for just $9 per month: sfstandard.com/2026/10/18/sa…
A battle royal is brewing over the SF board presidency

A battle royal is brewing over the SF board presidency

Plus: A $50K ad spend in the wrong congressional district, difficult conversations around consent in the gay community, and a former arts commission official lets loose.

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